Give news a little more time, and don't request that they also, in their news time, entertain. We're not entertainers. We're journalists.… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I think there are a lot of good pieces that can be covered in 20 minutes that don't need an hour, but… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
Beyond being timely, an obituary has a more subjective duty: to assess its subject's impact. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I wanted to have more time to play and reflect, but I find retirement more stressful than having a nice, steady job… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I've gone from the most trusted man in America to one of the most debated. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I do think that the success, although still not complete... in the recognition of equal rights... to all Americans, regardless of color, creed and… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I learned early on that in the real world, the masks of tragedy and comedy adorn the proscenium of every life. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
It is clear that military force and our policy of preemption are alone insufficient to make us safe. But help is on the way.… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
In all my years as a news commentator I was never once, able to tell the truth, about anything. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I grew my mustache when I was nineteen in order to look older. I never shaved it off even though it overran its usefulness… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I'm so tired of stories starting, 'Maud Jones was walking her dog down Broadway.' You've got to go over to the back page somewhere… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
All through my life, I have never disguised my sentiments about politics in general. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
The battle for the airwaves cannot be limited to only those who have the bank accounts to pay for the battle and win it. — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
